NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "This is Jeff Shaara at his best, giving
us another superb [and] historically grounded novel of one of the most
dramatic struggles of World War II."--George McGovern
Utilizing the voices of the conflict's most heroic figures, some
immortal and some unknown, Jeff Shaara tells the story of America's
pivotal role in World War II: fighting to hold back the Japanese
conquest of the Pacific while standing side-by-side with her British
ally, the last hope for turning the tide of the war against Germany. As
British and American forces strike into the soft underbelly of Hitler's
Fortress Europa, the new weapons of war come clearly into focus.
In North Africa, tank battles unfold in a tapestry of dust and fire
unlike any the world has ever seen. In Sicily, the Allies attack their
enemy with a barely tested weapon: the paratrooper. As battles rage
along the coasts of the Mediterranean, the momentum of the war begins to
shift, setting the stage for the Battle of Normandy. The first book in a
trilogy about the military conflict that defined thetwentieth century,
The Rising Tide is an unprecedented and intimate portrait of those who
waged this astonishing global war.
Praise for The Rising Tide
"[A] sprawling tale thoroughly researched and told withmeticulous
detail . . . All that's missing is the smell of gunpowder."--MSNBC
online
"Masterful."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"The Rising Tide imparts the actual sights, sounds and dialogue from
the grounds of 1940s Sicily and North Africa."--New York Daily
News
